The Magic of Making a Radio Remote Controller

Day 1 | 15:45 | 01:30 | UD6.205 | Kathy Giori, John Maloney

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Participants will learn to remotely control robotic dogs, cars, LED displays, music making machines, and other fun gadgets using the magic of radio communications. MicroBlocks, a human-friendly programming environment, will be used to program the education-friendly micro:bit board.

We will also use the CoCube, a tiny cube robot that can sense its position and orientation while driving on a special mat. Thanks to the CoCube team, we should have enough CoCubes for all workshop participants. This workshop is recommended for those planning to take the more advanced "Learn to program tabletop football playing robots with MicroBlocks".

Advanced users can further challenge themselves to leverage a starter app or create their own app on a smartphone or tablet that can control the micro:bit devices over BLE. Starter project tutorials will be available to make sure all participants can succeed!

Get ready to dance to the beat of the microcontroller! In this session you'll learn the basics of live music production with MicroBlocks and you'll be creating your own beats in no time.

Activities during FOSDEM Junior follow the Code Club policies and health and safety standards.

  • All attendees must have an adult with them
  • Remember to bring your laptop with you
  • You must book a place to attend
  • Please don’t come if you are feeling unwell

Participants are required to sign up for this activity via the registration form.